Gate and post construction



A. N. GRIFFIN. GATE AND POST coNsmu'cnoN.

APPucAfloN nuzn Mil-7,192].

Ptented Feb. 21, 1922..

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Be it known that I, ALBERT N. GRIFFIN, a citizen of the United States, and residingat Denton, in the county of Caroline and State of Maryland, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Gate and Post Gonstructions, of which the following is a specification. r

This invention relates to improvements in gate and post construction. V

The primary object of the invention. is to provide a gate especially adapted for farm use and special forms" of posts employed therewith. f r 4 The invention contemplates a hinge post for mounting thereon'for turning any form of-gate desired, said post having extreme strength and formed of metal and concrete to render the same indestructible.

Among the other objects ofthe invention isthe provision of a counter-balanced folding gate pivoted to'the'revoluble portion of the gate post. The-said gate also is adapted to automatically fold upon being elevated to its-inoperative position.

The present :postalso is adaptable for swingingly mounting anyform of gate and adaptable for supporting old gates by the employment of f'the' improvement attachments.

A still further object'is to provide a post structure for mounting a gate for swinging mum amount of spaceby reason of its foldable property. 7

With these general objects in view and others that will appear as the nature of the invention is better understood, the same consists in the novel combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings forming a part of this application and in which like numerals refer to corresponding partsthroughout the several views:

Figure 1 is an elevation partly in section of the device showing the gate closed.

Figure 2 is a similar view with a gate illustratedin the elevated open position.

Figure 3 is a vertical sectional view of the hinge post, and I Figure 4 is a perspective view of therlatch post.

Specification of Letters fratent.

. s sl' sed- Patented Feb. 21, 1922. Application filed January 7, 921; Serial-No. 435,681.,

- Referring more in detail tothe drawing 1.

the hinge postfupon which loperati'on rests ni 1 the successlul working 101 the entire invention, consists of a concrete base T101tapering' upwardly and securely embedded inithei'earth having rigidly-mounted therein the vertical.

rod 11 which however, may "be tubular if de sired, while a stationary joining collar 12 is mounted upon the top of the base. ,A sup? P g tube--l3 isijournalled for turning upon the rod 11 and extends slightly b the upper end of the rod having.through suchextended portion-alining slots 14 while the angularbracket 15 is transversely pivoted through saidpost and slots by means of the pivot pin 16. a

, An ornamental cap 18 is mounted upon the open top of the tube 13 which-preventsmois-i ture fromventering thetube; 7

Y Uponthe'outer end 19 of the bracket mem her 15 which normally liesin aiplane'above i to enclose;thedesi-redamount"of weighing material 23. From this brief description of I the hinge'post, it .will be evidentlthat-any form of gate secured to the. lower :end 2010f the pivoted bracket will have its. weight-partially compensated by the counter-weight 21 while the same will have a free turning move ment by reason of the journalled tube 13 which forms a part of the post. jThe fold able gate employed with my hinge post comprises the upper tubular member 24: pivoted in parallel relation to a lower corresponding member'25 by means'of the normally parallel slats 26 while a connecting strap 27 iscenv trallypivoted to saidslats. A latch post 28-.

formed of a tubular -m'ember is rigidly] mounted in the earth by means of the concrete base 29 similar to that of the hinge postwhile uponthe topthereof is provided the flaring head 30 having a central notchor depression 31 adapted to seat the extension 32 of the top member 24whi'ch is readily" locked therein by the pivoted latch 33. For

convenience in manipulating the gate, the

extension 32 is provided with an upward terminal bend dehaving a 'knob 35 thereon while a socket .36 of semi-tubular form is se-' adapted to rest when the gate 7 The said gate as will be noted, is in the form of parallel members shiftableby reason of their pivotal connections to bring said members different distances apart while uniformly maintaining their parallelism.

In the normal closed position of the gate as shown in Figure '1, the extension of the top member rests within the head of the latch post while the adjacent end of the lower member is seated within the socket 36 and the latch 33 engaging the top mem- V ber, the gate is locked closed.

By longitudinally swinging the lower member 25 to one side of the latch post, the same unseats from the socket 36 and the transverse pin-40 through said lower member comes in alinement with the opening 4L1 positioned near the bottom of the latch post weight 2l,.thelatter also retaining the gate in this position, while the weight of the lower member 25 causes the s'a'meto fold together after the manner illustrated in Figure 2, it being evident that at any time of dis-engagement with the latch post that the gate by means of the tube 13 may be freely turned upon the hinge post and that'while 1 names remaining elevated, the action of the wind thereon will only be to turn the same partially around.

While the form of the invention herein shown and described is what is believed to be the preferable embodiment thereofi-it is nevertheless to be understood that minor changes may be made in form, proportion and details of construction without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as set forth in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is 1 I 1. In a device of the class described a tubular post member having alined slots through the upper end thereof, an angular bracket pivoted within said post, its opposite ends projecting'through said slots, a counter weight upon one end of said bracket, and a gate rigidly secured to the other end of said bracket.

2. In a device of the class described,- a

tubular post member having alined slotsin' its upper end thereof, an angular bracket pivoted within said post and comprising a vertical central portion having oppositely extending ends at right angles to the vertical portion and on a horizontal axis, the

opposite ends of the bracketprojecting through the slots within the post, a counter weight upon the upper end of said bracket and a gate rigidly secured to the lower end of said bracket. 1

In testimony whereof I aflix my in presence of two witnesses. 1

' ALBERT N; GRIFFIN. Witnesses: i' GERTRUDE CnossAN DEEN, K, A, MURcHIsoN.

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